________________________________________________Big Picture, the first school of its kind in the south, offers a rigorous and highly personalized curriculum that combines academic work with real-world experiences and project-based learning. Teachers, parents and professional mentors help design a challenging course of study, and school-based learning is combined with real-world work two full days a week in community organizations, agencies and businesses. Students are active and accountable in their own education.
****** STUDENT HOURS ******Hours for Big Picture students have been changed to more closely coordinate with other high school hours. We partner with other high schools for sports and other programs. The new hours will make those programs more accessible to our students without missing academic time.SCHOOL HOURS:8:00 a.m to 2:30 p.m. Big Picture Application Process: We accept new students to Big Picture on a space-available basis by application and interview. If you are applying for 10th or 11th grade, you must attach a copy of your most recent transcript to the application. For 10th and 11th grade applicants, other requirements for consideration will be sent to you upon receipt of completed application. ALL applicants: Please be sure to mark "yes" or "no" to the IEP question.Application Deadline for 2012-13 school year is December 2, 2011!PLEASE be sure we have updated, correct phone numbers and addresses!If you have any questions about Big Picture admission policies, please call Vicki Castro at 353-2081 x1905 or email Vicki.Castro@mnps.org.
Nashville Big Picture High School, the first of its kind in the South, opened in August 2007. Housed at the Martha Vaught building, located at 160 Rural Road, this school has increased from its initial enrollment of 60 ninth-grade students to now serving 180 students in grades 9-12. At Nashville Big Picture High School (NBPHS), we offer a rigorous, highly personalized college-preparatory curriculum that combines academic work with real-world experiences and project-based learning. Students are active and accountable in their own education, and are still required to take all assessments required by No Child Left Behind. Please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page to learn more about Nashville’s one of a kind educational experience.For more information on the Big Picture Learning Model, please go to:http://www.bigpicture.org/(Nashville Big Picture High School Application). NBPHS Students Present "The Aaron and Owen Show" for TCAP success:http://www.mnps.org/Page80653.aspxBig Picture Student's Senior Thesis Project: Film Festivalhttp://studio.grabnetworks.com/catalog/1/video/4616811
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